Railroad-tie and fastener.



D. MoLBLLAN.

RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENER..

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1913.

1 O92 O69. Patented Mar .31,1914

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DANIEL MGLELLAN, 0F HIBBING, MINNESOTA.

RAILROAD-TIE AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Application filed June 13, 1913. Serial No. 773,571.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL MCLELLAN, a

citizen of. the United States, residing at Hibbing, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad ties, and has for its ObJGCb to provide a tie to which the ra l is adapted to be locked, and from which it is impossible to remove the rail without using a key to unlock the same.

Another object of my invention is to provide a fastening means which will engage the flange of the rail and prevent accidental displacement of said rail.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a fastening means which may be threaded into a tie, and which will also engage the flange of the rail and be prevented from loosening.

-With the above and other objects in view, I will now proceed to describe my invention in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a view of my improved railway tie as it would appear with the rails in place, said view being partially in section to show the fastening means; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of my improved tie and fastener; Fig. 41 is a detail perspective view of the key which is used in the removal of the rail.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1 indicates generally a railway rail comprising the usual head 2, web 3, and flange 4:. This rail 1 is suitably supported on the tie indicated generally at 5, which is preferably an I section, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The tie 5 is provided at suitable points near its opposite extremities with the internal screw threaded apertures 6, which are adapted to receive the external screw threaded shank 7 of the rail fastening means, indicated generally at 8. This rail fastening means comprises the shank 7 and the head 9, having the angularly extending projection 10 formed integral therewith. This head 9 is preferably square in cross section and is adapted to fit snugly against the flange of the rail, whereby accidental rotation of the fastening means is eliminated.

The recesses indicated at 11 are interposed between the ends of the tie and the apertures 6. These recesses 11 are adapted for the reception of the fastening means which cooperate with the fastening means indicated by the numeral 8. These recesses 11 are substantially L-shaped, as clearly illustrated at 12, and provided intermediate their lengths with the transverse ribs 13 which are formed integral with the bottom walls of the recesses and divide said recesses into two shallow chambers, the innermost chamber being extended, as clearly illustrated at 141, and having secured to its under wall the leaf spring 14. This recess 14 is adapted to form the overhanging tongue 15, the use of which will be more fully hereinafter described. The recesses 12 extend rearwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and each forms an overhanging tongue 16, which is adapted to be engaged by the latch when the same is in place.

The locking member, indicated generally by the numeral 17, preferably comprises the body portion 18, having formed at one extremity thereof the upstanding flange engaging portion 19. This flange engaging portion is preferably formed integral with the body portion 18, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, and a depending portion 20, having formed at its forward end the tongue 21, is provided on the face of the body portion 18 opposite the flange engaging portion 19. A second depending portion, indicated at 22, is provided intermediate the ends of the body portion and has a longitudinal aperture X- tending therethrough, indicated by the numeral 23. The end of the main body portion opposite the rail engaging portion is provided with the enlarged portion 241, which is provided with an enlarged opening in which the latch 25 is slidably mounted. The face, of the latch 25 is preferably beveled, as clearly illustrated at 26, and terminates at its under side in the depending member 27, which is adapted to be engaged by the key when the latch is being released. This latch 25 has formed integral therewith the cylindrical stem 28, around which the coil spring 29 is adapted to pass, one end of the coil spring 29 being adapted to abut the depending portion 22, and the opposite end of said spring being adapted to abut the portion 25 of the latch.

Communicating with recess 12 I preferably provide the transverse aperture 30, through which the key illustrated in Fig. 4, and indicated generally by the numeral 31 is adapted'to pass. This key 31 preferably comprises a cylindrical shank 32 having formed adjacent one extremity thereof the latch engaging portion 33. At the end of the latch engaging portion I preferably provide the enlarged portion 34 which is preferably rectangular in cross section and pro vided with the transversely extending apertures 85, these apertures 35 extending through adjacent faces of the rectangular portion and being so positioned that they will not communicate witheach other.

It will be clearly seen upon referring to the drawings that when it is desired to place the rail in position, the flange of the same is slipped under fixed fastenings indicated by the numerals 8. The cooperating fastening 18 is then put in position and When downward pressure is applied on the same the latch will spring inwardly and pass over the tongue 26 formed on the tie. When it is desired to release the rail the only operation necessary is the insertion of the key, which when rotated will engage the depending portion 27 formed on the latch, and force the same inwardly, and it will be clearly seenthat when the latch is in its innermost position the end of the rail engaging member may be raised and the device removed, thereby permitting the rail to be slipped from beneath the fixed fastener.

While in the foregoing I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I may change the specific arrangements of parts without in any way departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. In combination with a metallic railroad cesses adjacent each end and springs seated in said recesses, rail securing members comprising body portions having recesses in the ends thereof, flange engaging portions formed integrally with said rail securing members at the ends opposite the recessed ends, spring pressed latches slidably mounted in the recesses in the ends of the rail securing members, said latches being adapted to enter enlarged recesses communicating with the aforesaid recesses and engage shoulders formed integrally with the tie and thereby securely lock the rail securing members from movement.

'3. In combination with a railroad tie having shallow recesses communicating with deeper recesses through grooves, and springs seated in the shallow recesses, rail securing members comprising body portions having recesses in their ends, flange engaging portions formed integrally with said body portions at the ends opposite the recessed ends, spring pressed latches slidably mounted in said recesses in the ends of the body portions, and a key operating the spring pressed latches when it is desired to remove the fasteners from the tie.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL McLELLAN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. FRITZINGER, Eow. FALK.

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